5-year-old with Leukemia sacks NIU quarterback

One day in mid-September, 5-year-old Zach Dacy, who is battling Leukemia, was invited to attend a Northern Illinois football practice.

His parents, Joe and Jen, are NIU alums and Joe had contacted the school over the summer to see about attending a Huskies game. His email made the rounds and the athletic department made arrangements for the Dacy family to come to the Eastern Illinois game and take in a practice the week before.

Zach is a huge football fan. He roots for the Green Bay Packers and his favorite players are Clay Matthews and Aaron Rodgers, both of whom he got to meet in 2012.

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At the end of NIU practice, coach Rod Carey set up a special surprise for Zach. He was going to sack quarterback Jordan Lynch.

The offensive and defensive lines got set up and Zach channeled his inner Matthews and got down in his stance. He made a few moves, zig-zagged his way right towards Lynch and the quarterback fell down to the ground. The team rejoiced by hoisting Zach up in the air, cheering for him.

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“When it happened, I got so choked up,” Joe said via HuskieWire.com. “You learn to appreciate some of these little moments so much more. And not that that was a little moment, but the things that people like that are willing to do are just…it was such an amazing experience.”

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